Window-sash and weather-guard therefor.



A. H. NEWPHER. WINDOW SASH AND WEATHER GUARD THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAE. 1912.

I ,@70,71 Patented Aug. I9, 1913.

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ALFRED H. NEWPHER, F CHICAGQ, LLINOIS, ASSIGNOR- T0 THE ADAMS & WESTLAKE- I COMPANY, A CGRPORATIUN 0F IILLINOIS.

WINDQW-SASH AED WEATHER-GUAD THEREFR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug.. 4Q), 19113.

Application tiled March 8, 1912. Serial No. 682,449.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that ll, ALFRED H. NEwrHER, a citizen o-f the United States, and resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of lllinois, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Window-Sashes and Weather-Guards rlherefor, of which the following is a specication, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

The invention relates to window sashes especially adapted for use in connection with railwayl cars, vthough applicable to sashes employed in other structures, its object being to provide a sash with a weather guard which while efl'ectivelyexcluding moisture, dust and air currents will permit the free operation of the sash and will be housed under ya shoulder of the sash for purposes hereinafter fully pointed out.

ln the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention, Figures 1 and 2 are detail plan sections of the sashes, weather guards and side portion of the window frame, the two figures showingl slightly different forms of construction; Fig. 3 is a detail section in 'perspective of one of the sashes shown inlig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a similar view of one of the sashes shown in Fig. 2.

The side member of the window frame is 'shown as of sheet metal and is provided with an adjustable stile plate 11 attached to the frame by means of screws, as 12, 13. The stile'plate is provided with an outer stop 14, an intermediate stop 15 and an inner stop 16 forming ways for a pair of sashes 17, 18, the stiles only of which are shown. The stile of each sash is rabbeted adjacent its outer edge to form shoulders at 19, 20 and a longitudinal tongue 21 which enters between a pair of the frame stops.

Weather guards are fixed to the reduced 'edge portions of the sash rails, these guards preferably being formed of a single sheet metal plate 22 as by screws 30 to theedge face of the sash and being folded back against the sides of the reduced portion of the sash stile, as shown at 23, 24, these folds extending to the shoulders 19, 20, the plate being there folded back under these shoulders to form spring flanges 25, 26 which yieldingly bear against the inner faces of the stops, as 14, 15, these spring flanges being normally inclined outwardly or away from the sash. At the line of fold c0nnect ing the spring flanges with the portions, 23, 24 of the weather guard the plate is preferably bowed outwardly as shown at 27, 28 to increase its resiliency. lll`hese folds of the weather guard being housed under the shoulders 19, 2O permit the use of a sash rail the thickness of the body portion of which is substantially equal to the distance between the frame stops. 'llhis construction not only contributes to neatness of appearance but forms a substantially closed joint with the weather guard preventing the accumulation of dirt and moisture.

ln the construction illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4 the edge tongue of the sash stile shown at- 29 is tapering in form, thereby providing a greater' space between the spring flanges of the weather guard and the portions of the plate which lie against the side faces of this tongue thus providing for a greater range of movement of the spring flange. `The edge face of the sash takes a bearing against the face of the frame stile, the length of the spring danges of the weather guard being such that they do not make contact therewith.

'While the weather guard for eachsash is shown as formed of a single plate and this construction is regarded as preferable, it is obvious that the two guards for each .sash may be made of several plates each having a leaf bearing against and secured to the edge of the sash rail.

ll claim as my invention- 1. lin a window sash and weather guard therefor, in combination, a sash stile rabbeted in its side face adjacent its edge, -a

therefor, 1n combination, a sash stile rabrabbets to form backwardly directed Hanges beted on each side face adjacent its side edge, for yieldingiy engaging frame stilev stops. 'a metal plate secured to the side edge of the 'stlenand forming a Wear plate for engaging ALFRED H NEW HEL' 5 the face of the frame stile and being folded Witnesses:

back along the faces ot the rabbeted portion LOUIS K. GILLsoN,

and refolded under the shoulders of the E. M. KLATCHER. 

